Schellman is a Top 50 CPA firm and a leading provider of attestation and compliance services. Our professional services focus on security and privacy audits, assessments, and certifications. Schellman has become one of the largest cybersecurity assessment firms in the United States without providing any traditional accounting services. We are an accredited multi-framework ISO Certification Body for security, privacy, business continuity, and quality; a globally licensed PCI Qualified Security Assessor and a top provider to clients serving the federal DoD space as a leading FedRAMP 3PAO and the first assessment firm authorized as a CMMC C3PAO. Our specialty and expertise remain in providing best in class Cybersecurity and IT Audits and Attestations. Our culture, approach with clients, and dedication to our values has led us to consistently be a Great Places to Work certified company and rated as a Best Firms to Work For by Accounting Today and a Glassdoor Best Places to Work. We deeply appreciate our employees, as shown by our first core value – People Come First. This is demonstrated in our culture, benefits, and how we handle business. Come see what makes Schellman special!
JOB SUMMARY
Application Process:
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Question: We have a small/medium-sized business (“SMB”) client looking to move to the cloud. They have a website server, a database connected to that website server, and a company email server used by employees. How would you suggest they migrate to the cloud and how would you set up the networking?
The DevOps Engineer plays a key role in building and maintaining our secure and scalable cloud infrastructure. This role partners with development and security teams to optimize our DevOps processes and implement new technologies to ensure efficient and secure deployments. This role reports to the Director, IT.
This position is an incredible opportunity to enhance skills and develop career growth by working closely with very experienced team members in DevOps, Security, and Operations. This role works on projects independently allowing professional ownership, without excessive impediments. The team is very efficient, and the environment conveys more like a "fast-paced startup" where you'll have multiple responsibilities instead of siloed into only one area. Expectations are reasonable, and Schellman strives to offer a healthy work/life balance.
**Important note: There are regular morning/evening deployments outside of business hours as well as on-call rotations.
Essential Functions:
Identify, manage, and optimize our current AWS infrastructure with a focus on Security, Resiliency, and Observability
Assist the Development team in automation/performance optimizations and adherence to best practices
Contribute to the roadmap for assigned services and capabilities, providing guidance and expertise when designing solutions for business needs
Participate in R&D for process improvement and release speed
Partner with other IT teams, as well as business verticals, to automate manual processes with scalability, cohesion, and security in mind
Build and maintain strong relationships with our vendors and service providers
Leverage APIs to script and automate various IT operations
Support the evaluation and implementation of new services to address the needs of our team members and clients
Collaborate with the AI Team to support ML workload infrastructure, including model deployment pipelines, compute resource management, and environment reproducibility
Support compliance requirements in accordance with applicable frameworks (SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA)
Quickly identify, communicate, diagnose, and resolve technical issues
Build and maintain detailed and accurate documentation for our processes and workflows
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Hands-on experience with DevOps tools including: Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Kubernetes, Containers (Docker/Podman), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu/Ansible), git workflows (GitLab/GitHub), CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab Pipelines), Shell scripting (Bash), and Database administration (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis)
Solid understanding of Information Security, IAM, LDAP, APIs, and Networking
Strong knowledge and proficiency with Linux OS
Familiarity with MLOps concepts and tooling (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, or similar) and experience supporting ML pipeline infrastructure
High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Proven track record of proactively identifying and solving problems
Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills
Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-moving, dynamic environment
Self-starter with the ability to effectively problem solve, prioritize, and execute tasks with minimal direction
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in a relevant Information Technology discipline, or equivalent years of directly related experience
4 or more years of overall IT experience, with 2 or more years of DevOps in a cloud-native environment
Preferred Qualifications:
AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator Associate) — obtained or actively in progress
Other accomplishments, awards, or projects that showcase skills & abilities
Schellman is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace; therefore, providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. Schellman uses E-Verify in our hiring process.
At Schellman, we strive to provide a flexible and balanced environment and therefore offer the opportunity to work remotely, unless otherwise stated in the job requirements. Connecting, collaborating and continuous education are also highly valued and therefore we require some travel annually for our Internal Service Delivery roles, which can include in-person training, team meet-ups, and strategy meetings. Service Delivery team members will also be required to travel based on business and client needs.
Skills Required
- 4 years of overall IT experience
- 2 years of DevOps in a cloud-native environment
- Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and cloud services
- Bachelor's degree in relevant Information Technology discipline
- AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator Associate)
What We Do
Schellman is a leading provider of attestation and compliance services. We are a globally licensed PCI Qualified Security Assessor, an ISO Certification Body, HITRUST CSF Assessor, and a FedRAMP 3PAO. Renowned for expertise tempered by practical experience, Schellman's professionals provide superior client service balanced by steadfast independence. Our approach builds successful, long-term relationships and allows our clients to achieve multiple compliance objectives through a single project team.
